Ruth’s Story
I discovered I had ADD because of an interview on tv with Dr. Hallowell. Basically he listed a series of positive and negative traits. When I saw the list, it looked exactly like my outline for my Press Release regarding my children’s dress-up party business. I wrote about my old sales boss saying at a…
Craig’s Story
I am 34 and live in the UK. This last point is relevant later on in my story. I was diagnosed with ADD about six months ago after getting a referral to a psychologist through my doctor. I have felt different since starting at Primary School age 5. I remember standing in the playground wondering…
Martie’s Story
Hey all, My name is Martie, I’m sixteen and… Of coarse, Living with ADD. I have been on and off medication and in and out of counselor’s offices. I have been constantly told that I seam fine by teachers and school nurses. I know for a fact that I am not fine, I also know…
Vicki’s Story
I’m 42 years old and have recently realized I have ADD. I was diagnosed a couple years a go as type 2 bi-polar, but that diagnosis has never felt right to me. Whenever I went in to see the psycologist, he would ask how I was doing, I told him I was depressed. I told…
Joyce’s Story
I knew when I was in elementry school I was in LD classes and in high school.I was shy and always drawled away from others because I was made fun of alot.I dropped out because in the 10th grade I couldn’t handle it. My home situation wasn’t very good and I ended up at 17…
Chris’s ADD / ADHD Story
Realizing the problem is the first step towards confronting it. As a child, I used to get report card after report card saying “Can’t keep his mind on his task… day dreams alot”. I often lived in my own little world…. more so than the real world, which alienated me as a child because I…
Emily’s Story
I am seventeen years old; I am a junior in highschool; and I have ADD. For a while I was embarrassed to say the last part because I thought it meant you were crazy or stupid. I know I’m not stupid, in fact I think on a higher level than most people. However, the problem…
Jennifer’s Story
It’s been less than a month now since I suspected I had ADD and almost two weeks since I’ve been diagnosed with it. I always felt “different”, especially as a little kid. I daydreamed so much the contents of my head seemed more real than the outside world. I could never get organized, felt bolts…
Bill’s Story
Where do I start? I guess I have to start from the beginning. There was a big explosion and the Universe was created. Ok I guess that isn’t the beginning you we’re looking for. For most of my time growing up I was in programs or studies. In elementary school they’d give you packets of…
Patrick’s Story
All my life I have been completely different than anyone one I know. Thought differently, learned differently, acted differently, ect, ect. My mother is alot like me, real street smart and witty. My father is a no kidding genius.(like 175 I.Q.) How my mom, and dad ever got along is beyond me. My dad is…